Fair, warm Wednesday weather expected nationwide

MANILA, Philippines — Fair, warm weather is expected in most parts of the country on Wednesday as the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” continues to weaken, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa),

“Ang hanging habagat ay nakakaapekto na lang sa dulong bahagi ng ating bansa at wala na masyadong epekto sa ating kapuluan,” said Pagasa weather specialist Obet Badrina in an early morning update.

(The southwest monsoon affects the outskirts of our country and it no longer has that much of a direct effect in the country.)

Badrina said the easterlies, or the warm winds coming from the Pacific Ocean, is the dominant weather system in the country so far.

“Sa ngayon nga, easterlies ang siyang pinaka-nakakaapekto partikular sa Eastern Visayas at eastern Mindanao,” Badrina said.

(Currently, easterlies affect Eastern Visayas and the eastern part of Mindanao.)

“Kaya inaasahan natin na malaking bahagi ng ating kapuluan ay makararanas ng generally fair weather. Mainit na tanghali pa  din ang mararanasan lalong-lalo sa may area ng Luzon, pero malaki ang tiyansa ng pag-ulan sa hapon o gabi dulot ng localized thunderstorms,” he added.

(We are expecting that most parts of the country will have generally fair weather. It will be warm at noontime,  especially in Luzon, but there are chances of rain in the afternoon or evening due to localized thunderstorms.)

Meanwhile, the low-pressure area monitored off extreme Northern Luzon is now out of the Philippine area of responsibility as of Wednesday morning.

Pagasa did not also raise a gale warning over any of the country’s seaboards.